Foloma Surname
Approximately 678 people bear this surname
Foloma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| Zimbabwe | 143 | 1:107,960 | 14,912 |
| Zambia | 51 | 1:310,783 | 17,285 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Foloma (20) may also be a first name.
Foloma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foloma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Foloma occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foloma? popularity and diffusion
It is the 488,996th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,748,593 people. The surname Foloma occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Foloma reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 20 people.
It is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 43,671. Not including Malawi this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent live and Zambia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folloma | 92 | 211 | / |
| Folomah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Faloma | 83 | 256 | / |
| Folomo | 83 | 61 | / |
| Foluma | 83 | 35 | / |
| Folomi | 83 | 21 | / |
| Voloma | 83 | 4 | / |
| Folome | 83 | 3 | / |
| Folema | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fuloma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pholoma | 77 | 87 | / |
| Foulama | 77 | 17 | / |
| Fulomea | 77 | 11 | / |
| Folomyi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Falouma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Falooma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Follama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foulomo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foelomi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Felomma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faliomea | 71 | 11 | / |
| Fouloumi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Voloumai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fuliomea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fouloumo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Folleema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Folami | 67 | 3,521 | / |
| Falomo | 67 | 1,663 | / |
| Falama | 67 | 1,631 | / |
| Fulama | 67 | 726 | / |
| Falomi | 67 | 417 | / |
| Faluma | 67 | 259 | / |
| Felema | 67 | 203 | / |
| Volama | 67 | 68 | / |
| Valoma | 67 | 37 | / |
| Fuluma | 67 | 35 | / |
| Falome | 67 | 27 | / |
| Folamo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Folemo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Falema | 67 | 13 | / |
| Volomo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Felama | 67 | 9 | / |
| Veloma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Volema | 67 | 3 | / |
| Falomí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Felomo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Volome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Folume | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foloma
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